| The Complete English Poems of John Donne: Introduction by C. A. Patrides Contributor(s): Donne, John (Author), Patrides, C. A. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0679405585 ISBN-13: 9780679405580 Publisher: Everyman's Library OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1991 Annotation: This edition, compiled and introduced by C. A. Patrides, is recognized as the most complete and scholarly one-volume collection of the poetical works of John Donne. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.3 |
| LCCN: 91052975 |
| Series: Everyman's Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 5.33" W x 8.29" (1.40 lbs) 576 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The magnificent Seventeenth-Century metaphysical poet John Donne created new forms of lyric, satire, erotic poems, and religious verse that left poetry in English forever changed. From his famously sensual love poems to his equally passionate and powerful Holy Sonnets, Donne's forceful language and ingenious wit encompass a remarkable range of tones. His poetry reflects every stage of his personal development, from the piratical Jack Donne who sailed with Sir Walter Ralegh against the Spaniards and spent riotous nights in the London streets, to the penitent John Donne who became Dean of St. Paul's and the most celebrated preacher of his age. His independence of view, compact manner of expressing conflicting moods, impassioned paradoxes, and outbreakes of cynicism and wry humor make his work particularly appealing to modern readers. This edition, compiled and introduced by C. A. Patrides, is recognized as the most complete and scholarly one-volume collection of Donne's Complete English Poems available.Introduction by C. A. Patrides |